Junior Panthers open 4-4A play with victory

HEBER SPRINGS – Heber Springs raced out to a 23-6 first-half advantage and didn’t look back as the Panthers opened conference play with a 39-21 victory over Subiaco Academy at the Panther Den.

Heber Springs, which led 12-4 at the end of the first quarter and 38-13 at the end of the third quarter, got 8 points from Weston Warden — all in the first quarter.

Warden was among 10 Panthers who scored in the contest.

HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (39): Weston Warden 8, Jude Herring 4, Liam Buffalo 6, Jacob Harrod 2, Ty West 2, Josiah Riggs 7, Seth Dudeck 5, Samuel Bush 2, Maddox Shumate 1, Nash Farmer 2

SUBIACO ACADEMY SCORING (21): Grist 3, Tarmo 5, Schmitz 8, Wu 3, George 2

2021-2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
OVERALL RECORD: 6-3
4A-4 CONFERENCE: 1-0

(For past write-up click on game)
Nov. 11 Heber Springs 40, Mount Vernon-Enola 35
Nov. 18 Bald Knob 41, Heber Springs 33
Nov. 22 Heber Springs 45, Guy-Perkins 8
Nov. 23 Heber Springs 65, Shirley 35
Nov. 30 Southside Batesville 31, Heber Springs 29
Dec. 01 Heber Springs 45, Pangburn 33
Dec. 06 Cedar Ridge 41, Heber Springs 37
Dec. 09 Heber Springs 45, Rose Bud 22
Dec. 10 Heber Springs 39, Subiaco Academy 21 *
Dec. 17 at Ozark *
Dec. 20 at Lonoke
Dec. 21 at Des Arc
Jan. 06 at South Side Bee Branch
Jan. 07 at Dardanelle *
Jan. 13 White County Central
Jan. 14 Pottsville *
Jan. 21 Ozark *
Jan. 24 at Mayflower
Jan. 27 Bradford
Jan. 28 at Subiaco Academy *
Feb. 01 Dardanelle *
Feb. 03 at Pottsville *
Feb. 05 District Tournament at Dardanelle
(* – Denotes conference contest)

Panther Cubs remain perfect with win over Subiaco Academy

HEBER SPRINGS – Heber Springs led 22-0 at the half and cruised to a 24-10 victory over Subiaco Academy in seventh-grade boys action at the Panther Den.

The improved Heber Springs to 8-0 on the season.

HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (24): Rhett Herring 4, Samuel Bush 1, Lachlan Tubbs 2, Tanner Graham 3, Landon Brown 4, Josiah Riggs 7, Bryson O’Neill 3

HEBER SPRINGS 7TH-GRADE BOYS
2021-2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
(Click on each game for details)
RECORD: 8-0
Nov. 11   Heber Springs 21, Mount Vernon-Enola 3
Nov. 20   Tuckerman (win) at Tuckerman Jamboree
Nov. 20   Cedar Ridge (win) at Tuckerman Jamboree 
Nov. 30   at Southside Batesville (win)
Dec. 01   Heber Springs 13, Pangburn 9
Dec. 06   Heber Springs 40, Cedar Ridge 23
Dec. 09   Heber Springs 30, Rose Bud 22
Dec. 10   Heber Springs 24, Subiaco Academy 10
Jan. 06   at South Side Bee Branch, 5 p.m.
Jan. 13   White County Central, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 20   Riverview, 5 p.m.
Jan. 24   at Mayflower, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 27   Bradford, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 29   at Bauxite Jamboree
(* - results unavailable)

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Riggs, Bush led Panthers to seventh-grade win

ROSE BUD – Josiah Riggs finished with 13 points while Samuel Bush added 12 as Heber Springs defeated Rose Bud, 30-22, in seventh-grade play.

Heber Springs led 13-9 at the half.

HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (30): Rhett Herring 2, Samuel Bush 12, Lachlan Tubbs 1, Landon Brown 2, Josiah Riggs 13.

ROSE BUD SCORING (22): Heck 9, Bell 5, Walker 3, Hampton 5

Heber Springs tops Cedar Ridge in seventh-grade action

NEWARK – Three Heber Springs players finished in double figures as the Panthers downed Cedar Ridge, 40-23, in seventh-grade action.

Josiah Riggs paced Heber Springs with 13 points while Rhett Herring added 12 and Samuel Bush 10.

Heber Springs led 19-8 at the half.

HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (40): Rhett Herring 12, Samuel Bush 10, Tanner Graham 7, Landon Brown 2, Josiah Riggs 13, Christian Gaddy 2.

Heber Springs takes care of Shirley in junior boys play

SHIRLEY – In the first half it was Seth Dudeck, and in the second half it was Nash Farmer, as the pair combined to score 21 points in leading Heber Springs to a 65-35 victory over Shirley.

Dudeck paced the starters in the first half with 10 points as Heber Springs led 22-6 at the end of the first quarter and 34-17 at half.

In the second half, Farmer led the reserves with 11 points as the Panthers out scored the Blue Devils 16-15 in the third quarter and 15-9 in the final stanza.

HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (65): Seth Dudeck 10, Weston Warden 3, Liam Buffalo 6, Jacob Harrod 4, Ty West 7, Jude Herring 5, Samuel Bush 5, Cameron Johnson 2, Maddox Shumate 2, Joel Atwood 4, Cade James 2, Emmett Dwyer 4, Nash Farmer 11

SHIRLEY SCORING (35): Gardner 3, Johnson 14, Vasqueze 16, Enns 2

Heber Springs junior boys down Guy-Perkins

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Heber Springs’ Eli Buffalo attempts to get under a Guy-Perkins defender in action Monday night at the Panther Den. Buffalo was fouled on the play. PHILIP SEATON PHOTO

HEBER SPRINGS – Everybody played and 13 players scored as the the Heber Springs junior boys improved to 2-1 on the season with a 45-8 win over Guy-Perkins Monday night at the Panther Den.

Liam Buffalo and Josiah Riggs paced the Panthers with 8 points apiece as Heber Springs led 36-3 at the half.

HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (45): Seth Dudeck 2, Weston Warden 2, Liam Buffalo 8, Jacob Haskett 1, Braden Biggs 4, Jacob Harrrod 4, Jude Herring 4, Samuel Bush 2, Joel Atwood 4, Eli Buffalo 2, Gavin Widner 2, Josiah Riggs 8, Nash Farmer 2

GUY-PERKINS SCORING (8): Miles Hale 5, Thomas Lamb 2, Vidik Bryant 1,

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Heber Springs’ Seth Dudeck looks to dribble past a past defender Monday night at the Panther Den. PHILIP SEATON PHOTO

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HEBER SPRINGS JUNIOR BOYS
2021-2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
OVERALL RECORD: 2-1
4A-4 CONFERENCE: 0-0
(For past write-up click on game)
Nov. 11   Heber Springs 40, Mount Vernon-Enola 35
Nov. 18   Bald Knob 41, Heber Springs 33
Nov. 22   Heber Springs 45, Guy-Perkins 8
Nov. 23   at Shirley
Nov. 30   at Southside Batesville
Dec. 02   Pangburn
Dec. 06   at Cedar Ridge
Dec. 09   at Rose Bud
Dec. 10   Subiaco Academy *
Dec. 17   at Ozark *
Dec. 20   at Lonoke
Dec. 21   at Des Arc
Jan. 06   at South Side Bee Branch
Jan. 07   at Dardanelle *
Jan. 13   White County Central
Jan. 14   Pottsville *
Jan. 21   Ozark *
Jan. 24   at Mayflower
Jan. 27   Bradford
Jan. 28   at Subiaco Academy *
Feb. 01   Dardanelle *
Feb. 03   at Pottsville *
Feb. 05   District Tournament at Dardanelle
(* - Denotes conference contest)

Heber Springs opens season with win over Mount Vernon-Enola

HEBER SPRINGS – Heber Springs outscored Mount Vernon-Enola 14-8 in the third quarter and that proved to be the difference in a 40-35 victory for the Panther junior boys basketball team.

The War Hawks led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and 20-18 at the half, but two 3-pointers by Rhett Herring and one by Samuel Bush helped fuel a third-quarter comeback.

HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (40): Seth Dudeck 9, Liam Buffalo 11, Jacob Haskett 6, Ty West 5, Rhett Herring 6, Samuel Bush 3.

MOUNT VERNON-ENOLA SCORING (35): Brockington 14, Wolfe 2, Rogers 9, McClelland 3, McNair 5.

Heber Springs opens seventh-grade season with win

HEBER SPRINGS – The Heber Springs seventh-grade boys basketball team opened its season with a 21-3 victory over Mount Vernon-Enola.

Heber Springs led 17-3 at the half and were paced by Josiah Riggs’ 9 points.

HEBER SPRINGS SCORING (21): Samuel Bush 8, Josiah Riggs 9, Tanner Graham 1, Landon Brown 2, Bryson O’Neill 1.

MOUNT VERNON-ENOLA SCORING (3): Simpson 1, Loyd 2

Panther Cubs claim win in final seconds

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The Panther seventh-grade team after an 8-6 win over Clinton on Thursday. PHILIP SEATON PHOTO

CLINTON – The Heber Springs seventh-grade Panthers ended their season on a high-note in one of the most improbable ways Thursday night in Clinton.

Trailing 6-0 late in the contest, Heber Springs failed to convert on a fourth-down play at the Clinton 15 with less than two minutes to play. With three timeouts left for the Panthers and less than 1:30 to play, Clinton was stopped on first down for no gain. A false-start penalty pushed the Stingers back five yards before good run left Clinton just a few yards short of a game-ending first down. On third down, and with the clock winding down, Heber Springs’ Seth Smith took the ball away from a Clinton back and rumbled 29 yards to the end zone to tie the game up at 6-6 with 25 seconds left in front of the cheering junior high team that was waiting to warm-up before the start of it’s game.

Lachlan Tubbs connected with Samuel Bush for the 2-point conversion and the Panther defense held on to claim the win.

Heber Springs finishes the season with a 3-5 record.

Harold McNabb scored Clinton’s only points with a 4-yard touchdown run with 10:07 to play in the first half.

 

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HEBER SPRINGS 7TH-GRADE SCHEDULE

(Final Record: 3-5)

Aug. 26 – Clinton 16, Heber Springs 14

Sep. 09 – at Harding Academy (Canceled)

Sep. 16 – Heber Springs 16, Dover 6

Sep. 23 – Lonoke 20, Heber Springs 6

Sep. 28 – Stuttgart 6, Heber Springs 0

Oct. 07 – Central Arkansas Christian 8, Heber Springs 0

Oct. 14 – Heber Springs 14, Bald Knob 0

Oct. 21 – Southside Batesville 8, Heber Springs 0

Oct. 28 – Heber Springs 8, Clinton 6

Southside Batesville downs Heber Springs 7th-Graders

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Heber Springs’ Rhett Herring gets a block from teammate, Carson Robitaille, during a first-half run at Southside Batesville Thursday night. PHILIP SEATON PHOTO

SOUTHSIDE BATESVILLE – Southside Batesville used a safety and a long touchdown run to down the Heber Springs seventh-grade Panthers Thursday night.

The game was scoreless until late in the first half when the Southerners were driving for an apparent score, but Brady Loethen recovered a fumble at the Panther 1 give the Panthers possession with less than a minute to go.

But three plays later, Southside Batesville’s Gabe Madison tackled Josiah Riggs in the end zone for safety with 10 seconds to play before halftime.

The Southerners would use their first possession of the second half to go up 8-0 after Jake Roberts ran 68 yards for a touchdown with 17:10 left in the game.

The Panthers threatened with under five minutes to play after Lachlan Tubbs connected with Samuel Bush for a 45-yard pass play to put the ball at the Southerner 5, but the Panthers were unable to capitalize and turned the ball over on downs.

Southside Batesville killed the clock to earn the win.

HEBER SPRINGS 7TH-GRADE SCHEDULE

(All Game Times are 5:30 p.m.)

Aug. 26 – Clinton 16, Heber Springs 14

Sep. 09 – at Harding Academy (Canceled)

Sep. 16 – Heber Springs 16, Dover 6

Sep. 23 – Lonoke 20, Heber Springs 6

Sep. 28 – Stuttgart 6, Heber Springs 0

Oct. 07 – Central Arkansas Christian 8, Heber Springs 0

Oct. 14 – Heber Springs 14, Bald Knob 0

Oct. 21 – Southside Batesville 8, Heber Springs 0

Oct. 28 – at Clinton